And so it begins. They have fenced off the area around our wing and have begun building the bases for the gantry to stand on. This is five floors below us. They dug a trench and then a rounded section. They filled it all with gravel and have put a frame in the rounded section. Not sure why unless the ground is not flat enough. The grass was beginning to come back, joke. Because a pottery frog vibrated off our toilet tank due to the drilling across the wing, I asked our neighbour if she had had any problems, someone had suggested taking down pictures etc. She said she hadn't had any problems with pictures or even with a small pot pourri pot which stands on her toilet tank. So I guess I won't take our pictures down after all. It would be a great nuisance we have such a lot of them. We had to take them all down when we had bed bugs. Most, in the living/dining areas, are from our son-in-law Mike. See link this page.I am not sure how much blogging I will be doing once they start. Neighbour said they went out to breakfast a lot. Also, if it turns out to be a hot August, we won't want to be in the apartment anyway. Not sure what we will do mind you. Obviously a couple of afternoons we will be at the bowling alley, but that doesn't take care of many hours.
I love Kimchi and have thought about making it for a while, but all the recipes I have seen appear to be rather complicated. However, this one looks easy peasy so think I might have a go at it. I first got to like Kimchi because when we lived in North Carolina, we were very close to Camp Lejeune - a Marine base. There were lots of Korean wives and hence lots of Kimchi.
Kimchi
Cabbage soaked in the flavors of garlic, ginger, soya sauce, vinegar and chilli flakes. Here's for you Kimchi Salad recipe, a Korean favorite.
1 kg cabbage
1 Tbs salt
2 Tbs spring onions-chopped fine
1 Tbs garlic-chopped fine
1 Tbs ginger-chopped fine
1 cup soya sauce
1 1/2 tsp sugar
1 cup white vinegar
1 Tbs chilli flakes
Sesame (til) oil
1. Chop cabbage, place in a glass or steel bowl and sprinkle salt over it, and mix well. Leave thus for 3-4 hours, till a little wilted. Squeeze a few times till cabbage has softened. Mix in the rest of the ingredients except the oil and transfer into sterilized jars. Seal and leave for 24 hours, before using. To serve garnish with some sesame oil
Servings: 6
Author: Chef: Niru Gupta
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Maybe go to the library for a bit and have the quietness there to read while the work is being done? I hope the work goes smoothly and quickly gets done with no delays due to bad weather, etc.
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Good idea Betty. I hope it goes quickly too. The work itself isn't so bad, it's the initial drilling which is so noisy. That takes a while.
DeleteGood luck with the balcony replacement ... not good - but once it's done it'll be done ... all the best - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThanks Hilary, the balconies that have been done look good.
DeleteLots of folks hang out at our library. They even fall asleep and snore. Others spend the day in coffee shops. I've never had kimchi. One of my staff when I worked in the hospital used to tell stories of her sister-in-law making kimchi and burying it in the yard? Kinda turned me off.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought of that Denise. Betty also suggested the library. Not sure what Matt would do, maybe he would sleep as well. Seen lots of kimchi recipes, but never seen one which calls for burying it in the yard. A good kimchi is very spicy but in my opinion absolutely delicious. Matt never tried it I don't think. Never been much into pickles.
DeleteI still wouldn't set any glasses on the edge of your counter for a while.
ReplyDeleteNo I won't Alex.
DeleteDoes this mean they will finally be done with yours in the next month? Or two or three or four.
ReplyDeleteOr five or more Diane. Just spoke to the Asst. Super who is basically overseeing the construction and he said he hoped they could get it done before winter. If they can't, I will be going bonkers.
DeleteWow, if it's not one thing, it's another, isn't it? I second Betty. I would just want to go somewhere full of peace and quiet. Even a coffee shop might be a nice escape for a bit.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a big fan of kimchi, but I finally tried that low country boil over the weekend - fantastic. The green beans are a great addition.
Trouble is, Matt doesn't drink coffee and he isn't a reader. He would just kind of have to sit there Bryan.
DeleteI love the stuff as I said. Glad you enjoyed the low country boil. It sounded good. As JoJo said, bit like a clam bake.
All these suggestions about going to the library are spot on. Free, quiet and interesting,
ReplyDeleteFree, quiet and interesting to me Pinky. Not sure about Matt.
DeleteWe took stuff down when they worked on our street and I felt like, better safe than sorry. I hope it won't be too long for you...or too dusty.
ReplyDeleteWell as I said, the neighbour didn't so I won't bother. The machinery in the street is a lot worse I think. Unfortunately it will probably be both.
DeleteMaybe you could take in some matinee movies? I hope they finish up the work quickly!
ReplyDeleteThat's a good idea JoJo.
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